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Douglas County Conservation District Year in Review
2022 has been both productive and full of change. COVID has become something we now accept as a part of life and its challenges seem to be practiced procedures as we continue to assist landowners and producers.
This past year we said goodbye to our District Manager Randy Winchester as he retired after 9 faithful years with the District. Randy was a great asset. His knowledge and connections with the farming community will be greatly missed. The new District Manager, Suzy Mooney moved from Education and Outreach into the District Manager position in August.
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So, what did we accomplish in 2022?
The district was allocated some additional funds this year for Cost Share Programs. The District allocated $19,139.60 from the state’s Non-Point Source program and $41,920.50 from its Water Resource program to landowners and producers needing assistance with conservation infrastructure. These funds helped producers and landowners with terrace and tile installations, stream crossings, watering facilities, waterway development, well decommissioning, soil testing, Brush Management, fencing, and even septic repairs.
Working in partnership with the NRCS, the District helped producers and landowners implement 47 Environmental Quality Incentive program (EQIP) contracts valued at more than $1,100,000 and 23 Conservation Stewardship Program Grassland